(Dwain) thanks mate 👍

[Dwain] cheer Steven. Yeah this is a premium tool for top end users. There are a couple of really nice brushless SDS drills on the Dewalt 18V line to look into, we already reviewed one - the DCH273.

Thanks mate!

[Dwain] haha cheers Ryan. Yeah all our tools (with rare exceptions) are provided by the manufacturers. Dog loves tools ;)

Itgyplb. Ws

Nice

paddy melia for real ?? That's a ripping deal !! (Mike)

sure is, its on the hilti.com.au website. just search for 'fleet management' they do it for all cordless and corded tools. pay nothing upfront, and just pay a low monthly cost.

It's a 20% markup from the normal selling cost on the lifetime of 3 years. That's not 'lowly' by any means :p

its a premium of about 14% to fleet it from what I can see. when you consider theft is covered, servicing,loan tools, replacement batteries etc its not much to pay for guaranteed uptime.saying that it is a workhorse of a tool. not worthwhile getting it if its only gonna be used briefly and once in a blue moon!

[Dwain] I've never heard of that. I highly doubt it.

[Dwain] can you afford either? The Hilti is definitely the superior unit, but it comes at a cost :)

[Dwain] No but we have it coming :) Never tried a Hitachi SDS...

Oz Tool Talk yeah at this point in my career as a cabinet maker I got no use for sds drill so I know nothing about them. But hitachi are famous for make their jack hammers so I would think the hitachi sds with chisel attachment would have benefits? Maybe in the vibration damping

[Dwain] would have to try out to know. All companies have their best products and then weaker products. Lineups change so quickly that what was amazing 2 years ago could be so-so now in comparison to the competition.

[Dwain] That would be outside its recommended range. I don't think a 32mm (1-1/4) SDS+ bit is even easy to find. I think it would do it in a pinch. Should really look into an SDS-MAX for that sort of drilling.

no - sds plus and max are not interchangeable [Dwain]

[Dwain] does that apply to these ~1" thick tiles laid on mortar?

Yep just bring in a $1000 jackhammer too... people ay

[Dwain] cheers krusch75. And yet I've seen plenty of them on jobsites. I guess the performance and reliability and warranty add up to value!

I used to see more of Hilti machines before. I guess alot of contractors (my self included) find it to expensive. And their other battery machines is no better than the ones provided by Milwaukee, Makita, Panasonic etc. Yes i have compared. But Hilti probably makes the best hammerdrills, corded that is. And now probably also battery. But if you choose a brand i found it really practical just sticking with it. Same battery, charger etc. In my case that is Makita (great ergonomics, fits my hands like a glove. and probably one of the largest selections on the same batteries.) And my local Makita dealer provide really good service and guarantee. Of 12 batteries two eventually died. No questions asked, they just gave me two new ones. From 3.0 ah to new 5.0 ah with indicator. That is better than i got from my local hilti dealer in 2004 or 05. When i bought an insanely expensive (think it was 20v or somethin like that) hammerdrill. After a couple of months one of the batteries died. I was told i had to pay for service or buy a new, way overpriced battery. I sold the machine with one working battery and have newer bought a Hilti again. I use alot of Hilti fastening materials tough.

[Dwain] wow, Hilti would be dissapointed to hear stories like that. They rely on their reliability and warranty reputation. To me, you buy this drill because you drill big holes ALL the time. I'd have no problem having a second 18V platform to compliment it.

Even in 2004/5 Hilti had it's 2 year "No cost warranty" so unless you dropped the machine/battery from the roof or made it swim, they should've been replaced for free.

hmm interesting dom. I'll check it soon ....

you're dead right dom, PA6-GF30

Thought so :) Nothing special in the casing. In power/runtime/anti vibe its top of its class tho :)

WhyBother Bosch indeed uses something called durecase. but as the stamped in label of the hilti tool proves they use industry standard pa6-gf30.

its different all over the world. visit your local Hilti website :D

[Dwain] he's becoming a staple in my reviews. Never leaves me alone :)

Mankeshwar Gupta No idea sorry

all of them.

Nearly 190,000 Indian rupes

and the 9.0 m18 will still fit drills, sawzalls, propress, and circular saws.

[Dwain] interestingly, the skin price of the Fuel SDS-Max is basically the same as this Hilti.

Oz Tool Talk skin?

Oz Tool Talk we paid $599 usd at home Depot for kits with case, charger, single 9.0 battery

[Dwain] yeah the tool without batteries/charger is often called a 'skin'. In Aus, the skins for both units are around the $1k mark.

for sure

[Dwain] but people still want to know how it goes lifting tiles, not withstanding your strong opinion.